Curtis Jones' Liverpool Future: Inter Milan's Renewed Interest
Curtis Jones’ Liverpool future is moving towards a decisive moment, with Inter Milan expected to return to the table after their first bid was knocked back.
The 25-year-old’s situation has rumbled on all summer. Inter saw an opening offer of £21.7m rejected, with Liverpool initially holding out for around £34m, according to The Athletic. For the Serie A champions, though, Jones is not just another name on a list. Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano has repeatedly described him as a “priority” target.
Now the numbers are starting to shift.
Romano reported on his YouTube channel that Liverpool could be ready to soften their stance, with an asking price closer to €35m (around £30m) now being discussed. That small drop changes the feel of the negotiation. It turns a distant possibility into something that looks far more reachable for Inter.
On Sunday, the story took another twist.
Liverpool played back-to-back matches against Como, with Andoni Iraola using 24 players across the two games and another six named among the substitutes. Thirty players involved. Curtis Jones was not one of them. Not in the XI. Not on the bench. Nowhere.
Romano then moved the saga on again, posting on X that Inter “remain keen” on the midfielder and that a new bid is “anticipated”. He also underlined the key detail that will concern Liverpool fans most: Jones wants the move.
That desire, combined with his complete omission from Sunday’s squad, will only ramp up the speculation. Iraola has maintained that the academy graduate has been managing a minor hip issue, as reported by The Standard, but when a player who is already at the centre of transfer talk disappears entirely from a matchday group of 30, people join the dots.
The sense is that the tide is turning.
Liverpool’s willingness to lower their valuation, Inter’s persistence, and the player’s own openness to the switch all point in the same direction. A homegrown midfielder, a Toxteth-born Red who climbed through the club’s academy, now looks closer than ever to a move to San Siro.
There is an emotional edge to this one. Jones is currently the only Scouser in the first-team squad, a symbolic link between the club and the city. Losing that thread would sting for a fanbase that cherishes its local heroes.
But sentiment rarely stops a transfer once all three parties start to align.
Inter are expected to come back again. Liverpool have shown a hint of flexibility. The player is ready. The next bid from the Nerazzurri may not just test Liverpool’s resolve – it might finally break it.
